Broad money in Cameroon
Cameroon: Broad money was 4.75 trillion current LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Cameroon, 1960–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Cameroon is 4.75 trillion current LCU, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Cameroon peaked at 4.75 trillion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.97 billion current LCU, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.09 billion current LCU | 14.97 billion current LCU | 41.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.24 billion current LCU | 46.81 billion current LCU | 263.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 640.75 billion current LCU | 320.01 billion current LCU | 877.19 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 678.54 billion current LCU | 546.13 billion current LCU | 844.16 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 trillion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 trillion current LCU | 2.49 trillion current LCU | 4.75 trillion current LCU | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Cameroon?
- Broad money in Cameroon was 4.75 trillion current LCU in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 trillion current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.97 billion current LCU in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for broad money?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.